Getting Californians Back to Work
Assemblymember Buchanan Hosts Employment Fair (Sacramento) – California’s struggling economy and near record level unemployment is the “front page” story in too many homes. With that in mind,...
View ArticleBuchanan Employment Fair Draws Hundreds
LIVERMORE, CA—Assemblymember Joan Buchanan (D-Alamo) today promoted job creation by hosting an Employment Fair at the Robert Livermore Community Center. Nearly 50 different employers from throughout...
View ArticleBuchanan Promotes Job Creation at Employment Fair
California needs new jobs ASAP—says Buchanan (LIVERMORE)—Assemblymember Joan Buchanan (D-Alamo) continues her effort to bring jobs to the 15th Assembly District by hosting an Employment Fair in...
View ArticleGovernment Reform
Our current budget process in the State of California is both outdated and outmoded. My experience balancing budgets in the corporate world as well as my 18 years balancing budgets on the San Ramon...
View ArticleGovernment Reform Resources
Committee on Accountability and Administrative Review Primary jurisdictions are identifying savings and efficiencies in the management of state government, reviewing and studying the implementation,...
View ArticleKey Assembly panel backs bill to outlaw commissions paid to CalPERS...
Reporting from Sacramento — A bill that would outlaw payments of sometimes huge commissions to the intermediaries that broker investments by California's two big public pension funds was approved by a...
View ArticleBuchanan talks about state budget OK'd early Thursday
Earlier this week, legislative aides in Sacramento passed out toothbrushes to the members of the Senate and the Assembly in preparation for the budget battles to come. Read More...
View ArticleAssemblywoman Buchanan cuts her pay 10 percent
Assemblywoman Joan Buchanan, D-Alamo, is voluntarily cutting her pay 10 percent or nearly $12,000 a year. Read More...
View ArticleAnalysis: Recent California newspaper editorials
Orange County Register: "State's $500 billion pension time bomb". An alarming new study by Stanford University's public policy program reveals that the state's three public employee retirement systems...
View ArticleThe Public Eye: Pension promises threaten California cities, counties
This year, the city of Roseville will spend about as much to fund its pension plan as it does on parks and recreation. San Luis Obispo County will spend five times as much on pensions as it does...
View ArticleCapitol Alert: Cal Forward poll finds support for dropping budget vote
TA recent Field Poll of California voters found that just 43 percent were in favor of lowering the two-thirds legislative vote requirement for a state budget, while 46 percent were opposed. Today,...
View ArticleCalifornia Forward Reforms Move Ahead
Pro Tem Steinberg, Speaker Pérez Join Push for Non-Partisan Proposals SACRAMENTO – Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg and Assembly Speaker John Pérez announced today that the Legislature’s...
View ArticleLegislative Leaders and California Forward Announce Major State Government...
SACRAMENTO – Today Assembly Speaker John A. Pérez (D-Los Angeles), Senate President pro Tem Darrell Steinberg (D-Sacramento), and representatives of California Forward announced a major package of...
View ArticleBill That Curbs Placement Agents’ Influence on California Pension Funds...
Principal Co-Author Buchanan Says Placement Agent Activities Don’t Pass ‘the Smell Test’ SACRAMENTO—Legislation that limits the clout of placement agents at California’s public pension funds today...
View ArticlePre-school Rating System Clears Assembly Floor
Important step toward ensuring quality learning environments for pre-schoolers and securing federal funds SACRAMENTO - Assemblymember Joan Buchanan’s (D-Alamo) bill, AB 2592, creating an Early Learning...
View ArticleBuchanan Early Education Measure Clears Assembly
(Sacramento) – Legislation to improve early education efforts in California from Assemblymember Joan Buchanan (D-Alamo) has been approved by the State Assembly. Assembly Bill 2592 creates an Early...
View ArticleCalifornia Lawmaker Proposes 600 Foot Ban on Pot Dispensaries Near Public...
(Sacramento)-California State Assemblymember Joan Buchanan (D-Alamo) authored legislation that would require medical marijuana dispensaries to be at least a 600 foot distance from schools. This...
View ArticleCalifornia lawmakers request audit of water bond expenditures
California legislators are seeking stronger oversight and accountability in the state's management of billions of dollars in water bond funds. Read More...
View ArticleFour unions agree to roll back pension benefits for new hires
The California Highway Patrol officers' union and three other state labor groups have agreed to contract terms with Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger that roll back pension benefits for new state hires and...
View ArticleMassive Waste Found In Roofing Contracts
Lawmaker: Combination Of Ignorance, Unsavory Deals To Blame Sacramento, Calif. -- A lengthy investigation into school roofing contracts has unearthed massive waste on a scale some California lawmakers...
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